2022 Summer Season: Flavor-Aid (Strength: Prison Wine)

[immamac 42,838]

If we are going to say absurd shit then Malik reminds me of Bijan. 

[Fud 9,552]

4 hours ago, Tex Long said:

It's all well and good that we use this forum to laud Ewers and a few other players who seem to be standing out. Moar kuhlade, mighty fine.

At this point, it's looking 100% for Card in the portal, unknown when, but not whether. Concomitantly, surly appears to be spending 100% (close enough) of its posting about QB on denigration of Card and crying for a backup from the portal, even while we have several on the squad right now. Card shows as better than anyone but Ewers, but that is because Sark likes his throws, and that is because he, Sark, is discounting Card's proclivity for skipping  open reads and dawdling around the pocket until he gets sacked, or throws a pick... and then going catatonic the next possession. 

I'm hoping we see Maalik move up to QB2, with mostly the same playbook as Ewers,  but with an addition of Marion's go-go book, featuring RPO/TripleOption. Maalik is a fascinating prospect, closer to Blessed Vince than to the 18-Wheeler. At least, he appears to put his 6'5" 225 # frame to good use as an actual run threat that D's absolutely must account for. I think, were I in Sark's position there, I'd be looking at Maalik for the backup role. Maalik is not the passer Ewers is, but he's a much better runner, less likely to get injured, changes the opponents' D (or iff they don't change, shreds that D).

A QB2 like that is literally a game-changer, as many are, but not many in such a good way.

Have you actually watched Maalik? 

[TotallyLegit 3,053]

Personally, Maalik reminds me of Thurgood Marshall

Edited April 10, 2022 by TotallyLegit

[Bevo 13,570]

19 minutes ago, LebongJames said:

Ya Maalik looks very similar to VY. Get the fuck out of here.

 

 

 

I watched the highlights. They are basically the same guy.

[Nivek 16,923]

Maalik reminds me of Maalik.

[Slacks 6,819]

If we're going to make comparisons to who we hope Maalik can become, the correct answer is probably Jameis Winston...  Minus the crabs... And pussy yelling.

CFB Jameis would be just fine, please.

[Lou_Sassle 2,874]

I honestly think a good comp for Maalik could be Ben Roethlisberger. 

[LebongJames 1,791]

A lot of rapey comps in the last few posts.

[South Austin 52,459]

Maalik is a combination of Chris Rock and Will Smith.

[Slacks 6,819]

45 minutes ago, Lou_Sassle said:

I honestly think a good comp for Maalik could be Ben Roethlisberger. 

We're only doing suspicious comps right now.

[Slacks 6,819]

5 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Maalik is a combination of Chris Rock and Will Smith.

None of them are fucking Jada... I'll allow it.

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

ewers time baby

[Burt Macklin 19,020]

5 hours ago, Tex Long said:

It's all well and good that we use this forum to laud Ewers and a few other players who seem to be standing out. Moar kuhlade, mighty fine.

At this point, it's looking 100% for Card in the portal, unknown when, but not whether. Concomitantly, surly appears to be spending 100% (close enough) of its posting about QB on denigration of Card and crying for a backup from the portal, even while we have several on the squad right now. Card shows as better than anyone but Ewers, but that is because Sark likes his throws, and that is because he, Sark, is discounting Card's proclivity for skipping  open reads and dawdling around the pocket until he gets sacked, or throws a pick... and then going catatonic the next possession. 

I'm hoping we see Maalik move up to QB2, with mostly the same playbook as Ewers,  but with an addition of Marion's go-go book, featuring RPO/TripleOption. Maalik is a fascinating prospect, closer to Blessed Vince than to the 18-Wheeler. At least, he appears to put his 6'5" 225 # frame to good use as an actual run threat that D's absolutely must account for. I think, were I in Sark's position there, I'd be looking at Maalik for the backup role. Maalik is not the passer Ewers is, but he's a much better runner, less likely to get injured, changes the opponents' D (or iff they don't change, shreds that D).

A QB2 like that is literally a game-changer, as many are, but not many in such a good way.

Bahaha this is incredible. The mix of utter stupidity and unintentional racism is truly exceptional, even for the Football board. 

[Bevo14 8,303]

1 hour ago, LebongJames said:

Ya Maalik looks very similar to VY. Get the fuck out of here.

 

 

You could slide his college highlights into that video pretty seamlessly.

[LTtxfan 49,148]

9 minutes ago, Snacks said:

None of them are fucking Jada... I'll allow it.

[lilMAC25 3,791]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

Just because he was such a bad passer, people forget that Swoopes was also a bad runner.  He had some straight line speed but no elusiveness.

But he’d fucking truck stick you.

[victory88 5,663]

22 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

ewers time baby

Lol at Well’s confusing “nickel” with another word at the 19:55 mark

[Longhornlove 4,810]

38 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

ewers time baby

[ztejas 43,415]

It's spelled Sanya.

If anyone cares. 

[MIkeHoncho 1,910]

2 hours ago, Nivek said:

Maalik reminds me of Maalik.

Weird.   Malik reminds me of Murphy. 

[DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt 12,301]

On 4/3/2022 at 5:08 PM, TwiceHorn said:

The one wild card with Sarkisian and his prior record is that he was descending/fully descended into alcoholism.

I guess normies think you just quit drinking and pick up right where you left off and you immediately improve everything because you aren't face-down-in-the-gutter all the time. It's not quite that simple. Sure, there's immediate improvement in everything just because you aren't fuckfaced all that time, but past the first six months or so, it becomes more of a grind, and that tends to be when relapses happen.  It takes a few years of sobriety, and working a program of recovery, to start to realize full potential. 

It's no guarantee that he'll fix everything that ails us, but based on his length of sobriety, Sarkisian has a lot of room to grow as a head coach, way beyond what he did at UW and SC, where the booze was definitely holding him back.  And, maybe his full potential is as something other than a HFC.  And maybe he relapses.  But there's a decent chance that he becomes a really good HFC in the next few years.

How do you know how long he's been sober?

[South Austin 52,459]

7 minutes ago, MIkeHoncho said:

Weird.   Malik reminds me of Murphy. 

Murphy Brown?

[TotallyLegit 3,053]

26 minutes ago, MIkeHoncho said:

Weird.   Malik reminds me of Murphy. 

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

[Vertigo 20,276]

5 hours ago, Codaxx said:

Swoopes had arm talent. He had a big arm. He just didn’t know where it was going. 

I will never forget the first time he lined up in the 18 wheeler formation during the ND game and he launched a 70 yard bomb out of the back of the end zone. He was the definition of a scud missile.

[Hank_Hill 18,798]

39 minutes ago, DefinitelyNotHollywoodColt said:

How do you know how long he's been sober?

He has no fucking clue

[Eggo 3,977]

55 minutes ago, ztejas said:

It's spelled Sanya.

If anyone cares. 

+rep

[HenryJames 66,038]

2 hours ago, victory88 said:

Lol at Well’s confusing “nickel” with another word at the 19:55 mark

[oldhorn2 430]

3 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

Bahaha this is incredible. The mix of utter stupidity and unintentional racism is truly exceptional, even for the Football board. 

what is the sign at the Store in Study Butte?.......something like....This is the place where brilliant minds pool ignorance with questionable logic in order to form absurd conclusions......

 

Sounds like Surly to me....

[Alien Octopus 516]

4 hours ago, longhornmatt said:

Malik’s running ability is a cross between VY and Stephen Hawking.

A walking talking Stephen Hawking?

[Cuernavaca 254]

Watching Bobby makes me feel less bad about my own drinking problem. Dude doesn't even give a shit about combing his hair before he gets on the Netscape.

[closetohumping 17,437]

5 hours ago, TotallyLegit said:

Personally, Maalik reminds me of Thurgood Marshall

Speaking of Marshall Malik reminds me of Byron Leftwich

[Get ln My Van 927]

Maalik reminds me of Jalen Overstreet

[Gaffords 755]

10 hours ago, Tex Long said:

It's all well and good that we use this forum to laud Ewers and a few other players who seem to be standing out. Moar kuhlade, mighty fine.

At this point, it's looking 100% for Card in the portal, unknown when, but not whether. Concomitantly, surly appears to be spending 100% (close enough) of its posting about QB on denigration of Card and crying for a backup from the portal, even while we have several on the squad right now. Card shows as better than anyone but Ewers, but that is because Sark likes his throws, and that is because he, Sark, is discounting Card's proclivity for skipping  open reads and dawdling around the pocket until he gets sacked, or throws a pick... and then going catatonic the next possession. 

I'm hoping we see Maalik move up to QB2, with mostly the same playbook as Ewers,  but with an addition of Marion's go-go book, featuring RPO/TripleOption. Maalik is a fascinating prospect, closer to Blessed Vince than to the 18-Wheeler. At least, he appears to put his 6'5" 225 # frame to good use as an actual run threat that D's absolutely must account for. I think, were I in Sark's position there, I'd be looking at Maalik for the backup role. Maalik is not the passer Ewers is, but he's a much better runner, less likely to get injured, changes the opponents' D (or iff they don't change, shreds that D).

A QB2 like that is literally a game-changer, as many are, but not many in such a good way.

Maalik's arm might actually be a hair stronger than Ewers. Now his touch on the ball is better.  He is capable of making all the same throws with a better delivery.   He placed higher than Ewers at the Elite 11 and was the one player that had the coaching staff buzzing.

The only thing missing 8s his development...  And that is only because he didn't go to one of California's football factories.  It wasn't from the lack of those coaches or media trying to convince him to transfer into their districts, but he refused to abandon his teammates.   They weren't really considered championship contenders, but he carried them to one.   

It would've been interesting to see who would've been the top prospect between him and Ewers if Maalik was every bit as polished as Ewers.  I doubt either would've gotten the 1.000 rating.   

Nice thing about having him is that he is hungry to learn and according to those who have worked with him, he is extremely coachable.  Bright kid, hard worker, good personality that tends to mesh well with anyone's and everyone's. A natural leader, who does it by example that others follow, mainly because they find him so likeable. ~different coaches~  

As long as his development isn't neglected, he has all the tools to step in after Ewers 2 here and us not miss a beat (if we whiff on Arch). 

And he hurdles a dude (an upright, would be tackler) during their State Championship game.  

[UTEE97 3,515]

Maalik is as good a runner as Dwayne Haskins was walking on a South Florida highway.

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 13,091]

16 minutes ago, UTEE97 said:

Maalik is as good a runner as Dwayne Haskins was walking on a South Florida highway.

[ClubWhatever 12,120]

10 hours ago, victory88 said:

Lol at Well’s confusing “nickel” with another word at the 19:55 mark

Is there an editor in the house?

[Slacks 6,819]

11 hours ago, victory88 said:

Lol at Well’s confusing “nickel” with another word at the 19:55 mark

Suspicious.

[BurntOrange&White 39,930]

Bobby:

 

Following Saturday’s scrimmage where, by multiple accounts, quarterback Quinn Ewers had his best live-bullet performance of the spring and clearly outplayed Hudson Card, I received a few texts from some onlookers.

The one that I felt spoke best to the situation - the ongoing QB battle between Ewers and Card?

“If [Ewers] can just master the mundane, he’s going to be outstanding,” one source wrote via text.

But Ewers is still not there. Not yet at least.

While I feel there’s good reason to be excited about Saturday’s scrimmage not only for Ewers but for the potential he brings for unlocking Sark’s offense and all those skill position weapons at the Horns’ disposal, I also think anointing Ewers right now is still putting the cart well before the horse.

A few tantalizing throws are not the same as getting a team into the right plays or checking down to avoid eating the ball on a pass rush. There is still the “mundane” that Ewers needs to prove adept at.

Now, I’m not saying that Card is necessarily better than Ewers in all of those facets of the game. But I am told Card still knows the offense better and is still improving his own game. Although I think it’s also now just as clear that Card’s top-end ability just may not be on the same level as Ewers. If anything, that’s what Saturday showed.
 

[Steamboat1874 4,052]

I would just like to say, after watching those Vince Young high school highlights, FUCK Jeff Fisher in the goat motherfucking ass.

[MirrOlure 14,760]

I think I’ll go with the guy who has to work “down” towards “mundane” over the one who had to improve exponentially just to move in that direction.

[Thiefery 4,995]

28 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Bobby:

 

Following Saturday’s scrimmage where, by multiple accounts, quarterback Quinn Ewers had his best live-bullet performance of the spring and clearly outplayed Hudson Card, I received a few texts from some onlookers.

The one that I felt spoke best to the situation - the ongoing QB battle between Ewers and Card?

“If [Ewers] can just master the mundane, he’s going to be outstanding,” one source wrote via text.

But Ewers is still not there. Not yet at least.

While I feel there’s good reason to be excited about Saturday’s scrimmage not only for Ewers but for the potential he brings for unlocking Sark’s offense and all those skill position weapons at the Horns’ disposal, I also think anointing Ewers right now is still putting the cart well before the horse.

A few tantalizing throws are not the same as getting a team into the right plays or checking down to avoid eating the ball on a pass rush. There is still the “mundane” that Ewers needs to prove adept at.

Now, I’m not saying that Card is necessarily better than Ewers in all of those facets of the game. But I am told Card still knows the offense better and is still improving his own game. Although I think it’s also now just as clear that Card’s top-end ability just may not be on the same level as Ewers. If anything, that’s what Saturday showed.
 

lol, that's a lot of words to say "I'm sorry, Mr Card, but Quinn is the goods."

[JBJ 3,654]

Maalik Murphy reminds me of Matt Ryan.

Also, Wells thinks KRob was held back last year by being new to Texas and needing to learn the playbook. Wtf? I'm pretty sure he was the only one with prior knowledge in that department.

[Ghost of Shag 2,608]

10 hours ago, UTEE97 said:

Maalik is as good a runner as Dwayne Haskins was walking on a South Florida highway.

Damn son.

[Vertigo 20,276]

10 hours ago, Gaffords said:

It would've been interesting to see who would've been the top prospect between him and Ewers if Maalik was every bit as polished as Ewers.  I doubt either would've gotten the 1.000 rating.   

Umm.. Ewers did get the 1.000 rating. 

[Slacks 6,819]

17 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Umm.. Ewers did get the 1.000 rating. 

Shhhh... They're rolling.

[WBT 20,561]

2 hours ago, Thiefery said:

A few tantalizing throws are not the same as getting a team into the right plays or checking down to avoid eating the ball on a pass rush. There is still the “mundane” that Ewers needs to prove adept at.

And clearly Card has mastered those skills

[OB3 3,608]

46 minutes ago, JBJ said:

Maalik Murphy reminds me of Matt Ryan.

Also, Wells thinks KRob was held back last year by being new to Texas and needing to learn the playbook. Wtf? I'm pretty sure he was the only one with prior knowledge in that department.

I think he also said something about him moving from Tuscaloosa to Austin was a big change (shocker)

[perfectchaos007 6,627]

Card has always looked like a 5 star in practice. If Ewers looks just as good if not better than him in practice, that bodes well for us.

[Burt Macklin 19,020]

10 hours ago, Gaffords said:

Maalik's arm might actually be a hair stronger than Ewers. Now his touch on the ball is better.  He is capable of making all the same throws with a better delivery.   He placed higher than Ewers at the Elite 11 and was the one player that had the coaching staff buzzing.

The only thing missing 8s his development...  And that is only because he didn't go to one of California's football factories.  It wasn't from the lack of those coaches or media trying to convince him to transfer into their districts, but he refused to abandon his teammates.   They weren't really considered championship contenders, but he carried them to one.   

It would've been interesting to see who would've been the top prospect between him and Ewers if Maalik was every bit as polished as Ewers.  I doubt either would've gotten the 1.000 rating.   

Nice thing about having him is that he is hungry to learn and according to those who have worked with him, he is extremely coachable.  Bright kid, hard worker, good personality that tends to mesh well with anyone's and everyone's. A natural leader, who does it by example that others follow, mainly because they find him so likeable. ~different coaches~  

As long as his development isn't neglected, he has all the tools to step in after Ewers 2 here and us not miss a beat (if we whiff on Arch). 

And he hurdles a dude (an upright, would be tackler) during their State Championship game.  

This is some wild revisionism right here. Maalik probably does have a stronger arm, but he struggles with accuracy more because he has heavy feet and a delivery that’s too long right now. He’ll need time to fix that stuff and it will take time. Saying Maalik has more touch and a better delivery is just flat out wrong. 
 

And while Maalik didn’t go to a powerhouse program, he’s had a ton of private training since as early as the 5th grade. He’s had very high level QB training for most of his life. He’s not some small town kid whose never received high level training, so it’s a pretty big assumption that he can fix all his issues and become as polished as Ewers. There are plenty of QBs with a huge frame and a massive arm that can never refine other parts of their game. 
 

Having said that, he was a good take and a perfect guy to come with Ewers so he can develop over time, but some of y’all really need to work on keeping things in perspective.